The Robin Hood Festival Parade is on target for Saturday, July 19th, 2008.

This year’s theme is, “Once Upon a Time”. There are seven different categories participants can enter including commercial and non-commercial groups. Categories, which are: Equestrian, Floats, Kids, Marching Units, Pets, Motorized, and Unusual. There is no entry fee but participants are being asked to pre-register.

Congratulations to the Leichner Family, Owners of Pride Disposal, this year’s Robin Hood Festival Parade Grand Marshalls.

Parade applications will be mailed out to last year’s entries. If you are a new entry or your mailing address has changed, you can pick up an application at Sherwood City Hall or the Sherwood Library. To receive an application in the mail, you can leave a message on the Robin Hood Festival hotline at: 503-625-4233; or write to: PO Box 496, Sherwood OR 97140.

Parade registration begins at the Sherwood Target Store parking lot at 7:30am. Judging begins at 8:45am, and the parade moves out at 10am. The parade route will make start and finish at the Target parking lot. The parade will start on Century Blvd and turn left on Sherwood Blvd. Due to road construction in Old Town, the parade will turn left on First Street next to Sherwood Coffee Station and VFW Hall. The parade will go two blocks and turn left towards Saint Francis Catholic Church. Saint Francis has agreed to allow participants to use their access road that connects to the street that goes back to Target.

Onlookers can expect music, candy handouts, cheering for neighbors and friends, horses, a marching band and of course, plenty of fun.

A shuttle bus will be available immediately after the parade. A shuttle bus will stop at Sherwood Plaza and Target approximately every 20 minutes and drop you off at the 1st and Sherwood Blvd. The Shuttle bus will operate on Satuday only from 11:30 to 5pm.

This is an exciting community event. So whether you are participating in the parade or a parade supporter, be sure and mark your calendar for July 19th at 10:00am for the Parade and more Festival Activities.